~'s ; tfk": . 330:1 1914.- . DAVID EAKLNS, General Storekeeper, Omeo Invites the attention of the Pjiblic to his S ock of Enamelled Preserving Pans, . , Jam Jars, Spoons, Etc. Suitable for the present favorable \ r Season for HOME JAM MAKING. Telephone No. 8. DAVID EAKI3SFS. Grass and Glover Seeds. Write for Samples and Quotations of IRISH. WESTERN DISTRICT ,\xn NEW ZEAL \XD EVE GRASS, COCKSFOOT. Cl.OVKR. DWAUP ESSEX RATE AND OTHER AGIUOL'LTl'KAI. SEEDS. fST Where risks are so great the only reliable CDurse is to procure from a Trainei Seedsman With no large City rents to pay I can quote High-grade Seeds delivered at your nearest Railway station, freight paid and below Melbourne prices. Samples free. Cfeo. Smith, Seed Importer, Ballarat. (Lite of Hurst it Son, London Melbourne Address, Bos. 164 G.P O. a A. COLLEN, Baker, Gonfecuonor and . Fruiterer. BKEAD of the BEST QUALITY, and - SMALL-GOODS Fresh Daily A Competent and Experienced Baker All Kinds of Cakes, Fruit and Lollies CORN,"...

CONCRETE RAILWAY TIES. Klastii: eoiu-ivte ti&amp;lt;. s of £reat strength holding bolts and nails better than wood are riaimed as a new German railway product. Tics of iron and steel have been :;>ed to some extent, for many year?, but are much more rigid than wood, au'l otherwise less satisfactory, an&amp;lt;l th»» reinforced concrete ties hither to iriid have proved disappointing. The new concrete Is made from a mixture of asbestos fibres and cement.

THE OMEO STANDARD. With which IB Incorporated the Omco Telegraph. TUESDAY, MAY 5, 1SU. For Children's Hacking Cou^h at Night, Woods' Great I'eppormint Cure, Is Gil. The price of meat in »Mnro has been raised ono peuny por pound. The state parliament will resume its ait* tiuga on Tuesday, Juue SO. The monthly meeting of the Omeo shire council will bo held to-day ( I uead^y). nod in iho evening thu waier trust will meot, a' the council chambers. A steady rain commenced to fall Bhortlv after midnight on Sunday and coutinuud at intervals right through yesterday, >13 poiul* being registered up till 3 pm. On the first and fourth pi^o* of thin i&amp;lt;&amp;lt;su« will be found the u&amp;uaI column of iur*» interest by 14 Kusticu*," a budget »»f iuteie-1 ing reiding for the* ladies, by '. Mnb- " turf loptevby *- Eleini» giou," uud %. h-»- of other gossipy items. Tho Gippsland and Northern Co-open* tivQSelling Co., Ltd, has been appointed the wholesale distributing agent* foi...

POST OFFICE COMEDY. IMl;Ii tragedy turned to comedy ami finitely to farce at a post ollice in West London recently. Hiortly before live o'clock a young man out* red. In hi* haii'l was an open i'-i t l r, delicately perfumed, on faintly tinted paper. Tlu» subtle fragrance of :he letter 11 row (ho attention of the cus tomers, who noted also the somewhat agitated angle of his liat ami a certain wiMm-^s iu his eyes. Making swiftly for the telegraph . ounter ho scribbled on form after t'oim. un-hing them in succession ami thn-kwng Ihetn aside. .Finally, with an aii ..! .-ombre satisfaction, lie threw the la«d f« rin across the counter accompan ied by a sixpenny piece. The girl behind the counter picked up the form and read it quickly. ..Another halfpenny, plea>e." "Nonsense." the young man said. .Mi'ilv twehe words." "Thirteen." replied the clerk. "This -.pointing with her pencil-"should bo t wo. I'tieouscious t.f ihe interest taken by «i)iiio half-ilo/.en eu.-tnmers, the young man to...

SOME PROBLEMS IN WHEAT FARMING. (Written specially for th« "Furmora' Gazctto" bj Mr. J. H. Adam Smith wrote: "Agrioaitnr? i» tlio proper bu»intcs of all Haw colonic*, th® indiistrv of agriculture id tho on« on which a country must d»i>ond for dcfonco, health, glronath, and perman ence." Land out of cultivation means a sheer loss to tho national wealth, as well as a loss of occupation in the country, and a congestion of labor in cities. Georgo Washington, in his nddross to Congress in 1796, said, "It will not bo doubtod with reforenca either to industrial or national welfare, ihat agriculture is of primary_ import ance. In proportion as nations ad vance, in population and othor cir cunistuiices of maturity, this truth in comes moro apparent, and renders th.> cultivation of tho soil moro and moro an aspect of public patronage." At tho last census (1911) it »'« f»unt! that in Victoria thoro woro 147,000 primary producers. Of those, 27,351 males and 7509 females were engaged in pa...

AIR SCOUTING. in actual war, both in Tripoli and in the Balkans, aviation accidents wcro consciously fowA and dcspito the fact that winds wcro generally liigh in Tripoli, . and the season of the year and tho weather extremely un favorable in tho Balkans. It is ^ matter of considerable phychologocial interest to note that tho danger from uu euemy.'s lire so stimulates vigilance that nerves are .tenso with exertion and the mind is relieved from dwelling upon tho ordinary dangers of keeping an aeroplane on an even keel rr.d meeting every gust. In other words, scouting in actual warfare seems "to ho a splendid euro for nervousness. Tho*avmtor must fly with tho assurance of a bird, . and ho does so for fear of (the enemy's rifle fire. A striking in staco of this pshchological phenomenon is the fate of Dr. Jules Constantin. a French aviator in the Bulgarian ser vice. He was mortally wounded in, the air during a ilight above Tch&amp;tal ja, but managed to land safely i>i;:y to die b...

roil BUSY HOUSEWIVES. Butter can bo kept ns fresh n!| wlieu newly mndo in the following, manner : Wrap papli lialf-pound of butter in a pieca of muslin. MuUl! a brino strong enough foe an egg to float in, Wmn cold put in tliQ l)Ut%er, taking care that it ifl well covered with tho lirlno, Keep in a oool plaeo, Danco shoes may lie cleaned very satisfactorily in this manner, and look quite fresh. Take a p(cco of flannel and dip ji}tc» som'o spirits of wino, then rub tho shoo with tho grain of tho sntin, changing tho flannel every timo it becomes dirty. This will clean any light-coloured satin shoes. If brass fire-irons havo becomo blnokened try cleaning them with a little spirits of salts, after which wash thom in warm water and pol ish in tho usual way. Any brass mny ho cleaned in this wny, but on no account should tho spirits of salts bo used with any lacquered articles, or it will tako tho lacquor Off. , To make onions tender, and to fry them a golden brown without bunv ing, slico t...

FISH OR HAM PASTE. Three dry salt herrings or lib. ham, 2 raw eggs, {lb. butter, 1 tablespoonful of cream or milk, ^ teaspoonful of pepper, £ of nutmeg, Method-Mix aU together ancl put in a saucepan on the five until it boils. Then put into little jars, and soal down when cold. This will keep any length of time, and is very nicc,

I IS ROMANCE POSSIBLE NOW? Miss E. Tennyson Josse, tho author of "Tlio Milky Way," a novel much road in England just now, gavo an answer to aii interviewer, tho answer of tho beat typo of modern woman, denying that romance should he son lined merely to lovo in its narrow sense. "Why," said she, "suroly this country that has produced flying is as romantic as any thoro has been." But tho interviewer persisted in regarding tho word as firmly linked with "lovo." Eomanco, as implying glamour, how over, Miss Jessie hateB. '' Glamour admits no faults. It illusion. It idealises a man, and when tho fact is realised that tharo are heaps of shortcomings in him love ilies, for it was given to somebody who never existed. J'Tho twentieth contury is analytical and not romantic in lovo," continued Miss Tennyson Jesse, and a good thing, too. It saves itself so many blunders and so much pain. X wish tho prenjp tial period woro made less of in a girl's mind by her oldors than it is. Why should a girl ...